söndag 16 december 2007

Hela Röda Korset-rapporten nu tillgänglig

1: Disasters do not discriminate: people do2: Overcoming multiple disasters: discriminating against minorities3: Older people and discrimination in crises4: Disability and disasters: towards an inclusive approach5: The urgency of equality: ending discrimination against women and its consequences in emergency situations6: Dealing with discrimination in disaster recovery

Och om nu inte journalisterna hade haft ork att läsa rapporten eller ens kapiteltitlarna så kunde de kanske åtminstone läst Markku Niskalas inledningsstycke, med citatet: "This year’s World Disasters Report aims to address this issue by examining how and why different groups are marginalized during humanitarian emergencies. How does discrimination manifest itself? How does it increase vulnerability? In what ways are organizations reinforcing it? What can we do about it?"

In 2006, 427 natural disasters were reported worldwide – around the same level as in 2005 – according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). The number of people reported to be affected by these disasters (142 million) dropped 10 per cent, while the number of people reported as killed (23,833) plunged by nearly 75 per cent, compared to the previous year.

The combined death toll from natural and technological disasters (33,733) during 2006 was the lowest of the decade, far below the 120,000 decade average.

Sedan kommer stycket som media lagt all fokus på:

Comparing data for the past decade (1997–2006) with data for the previous decade (1987–1996), the number of reported disasters grew from 4,241 to 6,806 – an increase of 60 per cent. Over the same period, the number of reported deaths doubled, from more than 600,000 to over 1.2 million; and the average number of people reported affected per year rose by 17 per cent, from approximately 230 million to 270 million. Meanwhile, the total cost of reported damage increased by 12 per cent, from US$ 717 billion to US$ 802 billion (2006 prices).